The ACCU Conference is one of the longest running developer conferences in the world. Established by the ACCU organisation in 1997 it has always been open to the whole community and at the forefront of what's happening in the world of software development.
Originally focused on C and C++, that community has expanded to include other language ecosystems, and you should expect to be exposed to content on C#, D, F#, Go, Javascript, Haskell, Java, Kotlin, Lisp, Python, Ruby, Rust, Swift and more. There are always sessions on TDD, BDD, and how to do programming right.
The tagline for the ACCU is "Professionalism in Programming", which captures the whole spectrum of programming languages, tools, techniques and processes involved in advancing our craft.
The ACCU Conference is a conference by programmers for programmers about programming.
News: The 2025 ACCU Conference schedule is here!
As we end the second week of the year, I don't know about you, but I'm still writing 1996 on my cheques!
But a new year, of course, means looking forward to another ACCU conference - and we're now ready to announce the full schedule, including workshops.
The schedule
Head on over to the schedule page for the high level schedule, and click through for the details.
You'll notice that, in a break from tradition, this year we are running from Tuesday to Friday! That's right, one weekday earlier than previous years. We've been finding that Saturday attendance has been declining precipitously - especially since we got back from the pandemic. So this is an experiment - do let us know if you have strong opinions either way.
Workshops
We're also trying something different with workshops. Our on-site, pre-conference, workshops are one-day only (on Monday). But we also have a two-day workshop running, online, over the weekend before the conference - as well as two one-day workshops on the Saturday a week after the conference.
If that sounds hard to follow, head over to the workshops page for all the details.
The rest of the format is unchanged! We have 54 presentations, four keynotes and three lightning talk sessions - as well as the unmissable conference dinner (on Thursday evening this year)!
Keynotes
We have a fantastic and inspirational set of keynote speakers for you:
Anastasia Kazakova
Khalil Estell
Daisy Hollman
Matt Godbolt
Cheapest prices
Don't forget, ACCU members get cheaper rates - so if you're not already a member then sign up today. It remains cheaper to pay for an ACCU membership, then buy your tickets at the member rate, than to buy full price.
At its core the ACCU Conference is about developers who want to share their experience through presentations and interactive workshops with other developers. To reach as many as possible we plan, again, to run a hybrid conference in 2025. All sessions will be onsite at our venue in Bristol. but most will be live-streamed for remote attendees.
Location
The ACCU Conference is, once again, hosted at the Delta Hotels by Bristol Marriott, City Centre in Bristol, UK. Located in the city centre, close to shopping centres, main attractions and key transportation hubs the Bristol Marriott is renowned as one of the largest conference centres in South-West England.
Accommodation
Accommodation can be reserved at a special rate from the conference block on registration, or can be booked directly with the venue hotel or other hotels in the area.
The ACCU conference is run by Shaved Yaks Events in partnership with the ACCU Conference Committee.